It’s not like the old days when they could kill and get away with it. A new precedent has been set. Now they have to step lightly and make sure to make full use of the corporate news media machine.
aHEM…
and I quote…
SIU called in after MAN was shot by police near Eaton Center
SIU investigates after MAN shot near Eaton Center
They’re not describing him, not giving his name, most likely because it will lead to his picture being published, which will lead to people developing their own understandings of what has happened, which may lead to fire.
Instead, they’re offering us a simple yet powerfully manipulative message –
“We’re responsible. It’s not about his race or class. That’s why we’ve encouraged the media to not offer any of these markers that we normally use to demonize those we torment and harm. We also need to let you know that we’re on it. We’re voluntarily investigating ourselves ahead of any public outcry because we’re responsible and don’t just run around shooting people. We care about what happened to this man, too. And as soon as we’re finished cooking up a sufficiently solid story complete with planted evidence, some intimidated witnesses and maybe a switched body, we’re going to tell you all about it.”
if what you’re reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returning again and again…then link me.
